CASLS Newsletter 14

December 17, 2010

Merry Christmas / Happy Holidays

Next CASLS Newsletter January 7, 2010

Ronda's Corner

Just a reminder - Sept. - Dec. ILL stats are due at the end of this month.

TeachingBooks - December

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CHRISTMAS PRESENTS VIA LMNET

an interactive timeline creator: http://www.capzles.com/ create digital movies or storyboards with primary source documents: http://www.primaryaccess.org/ curriculum objectives for library/media and other subject areas from Baltimore County: http://www.bcps.org/apps/AIMpublic/Default.aspx web 2.0 tool, online poll maker that can be embedded into your blog or wiki: http://answergarden.ch/ search engines for kids: http://www.searchengineguide.com/matt-bailey/search-engines.ph "This site provides the tools for you to build up an argument or description of an event, person or historical period by placing items in a virtual box." http://museumbox.e2bn.org/index.php web 2.0 tool, tell digital stories or organize your thoughts with this suite of online tools: http://www.creaza.com/ for your chemistry teachers: http://www.humantouchofchemistry.com/ free audiobooks: http://www.thoughtaudio.com/index.html from the National Science Foundation: teach about renewable energies: http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/greenrevolution/

tons and tons and tons of rubrics:
http://www.rcampus.com/rubricshellc.cfm?mode=gallery
teach students the costs of energy use by appliance:
http://visualization.geblogs.com/visualization/appliances_energyuse/